Data-driven approach could help improve allocation of biomedical research resources

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Data-driven approach could help improve allocation of biomedical research resources

New method measures disparities between research resources and disease burden, identifies opportunities for future investment

Data-driven approach could help improve allocation of biomedical research resources - New method measures disparities between research resources and disease burden, identifies opportunities for future investment

 

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ROI identifies diseases that receive a disproportionate share of biomedical resources, which represent opportunities for high-impact investment or for the realignment of existing resources. It is designed to provide an unbiased, data-driven framework to help scientific and political communities assess resource investment and identify unmet medical needs. ROI is described in the August issue of Nature Biotechnology.

It is designed to provide an unbiased, data-driven framework to help scientific and political communities assess resource investment and identify unmet medical needs. ROI is described in the August issue of Nature Biotechnology.

"The misalignment of resources in biomedical research could be likened to poor budgeting of household finances," said senior study author Andrey Rzhetsky, PhD, professor of genetic medicine and senior fellow at the Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology at the University of Chicago. "It would be bad to spend all your money on food, for example, and have nothing for rent. Resources are finite and attention to each problem ideally should be proportional to the need."